Lakeland Car Co. Auto Sales & Service

0141 Lake Michigan Drive, Grand Rapids, MI 49544 616.735.9400

Steering and Suspension

Keeping Yourself in Suspension (Control Arm Assembly Replacement)

Keeping Yourself in Suspension (Control Arm Assembly Replacement)

When you are pointing your vehicle straight down the street, it should go straight.  That’s pretty straightforward, right? Sometimes, though, you may notice you have to keep adjusting the s...
Published on: Dec 08, 2024
Suspension Wear

Suspension Wear

Your suspension system keeps your car up off the road. From there, it’s responsible for a smooth and comfortable ride around Grand Rapids, MI. It also keeps your wheels firmly planted over bumps...
Published on: Apr 26, 2023
Suspension

Suspension

Let's talk about your suspension – you know, the system that connects your wheels to your vehicle, controls your handling and delivers a good ride as you cruise around Grand Rapids, MI. Your&nbs...
Published on: Feb 08, 2023
Lakeland Car Co. Auto Sales & Service Tech Question on Your Drive Shaft

Lakeland Car Co. Auto Sales & Service Tech Question on Your Drive Shaft

Lakeland Car Co. Auto Sales & Service Tech Question: I'm Doug. A few years ago I was driving my '85 powder blue Dodge Ramcharger with about 80,000 miles (129,000 kilometers) on it. I was going up a h...
Published on: Nov 06, 2022
Your Vehicle's Suspension in Grand Rapids, MI

Your Vehicle's Suspension in Grand Rapids, MI

Suspension systems should continue to operate effectively for many years and over long distances, holding your tires’ footprint on the road.  Eventually, components do wear out, but how lon...
Published on: Aug 14, 2022
Lakeland Car Co. Auto Sales & Service Takes Care of Your Vehicle's Suspension

Lakeland Car Co. Auto Sales & Service Takes Care of Your Vehicle's Suspension

After many years and tens of thousands of miles Grand Rapids vehicles' suspension system components do wear out, but how long that takes depends a lot on how you drive in Grand Rapids.As you can imag...
Published on: Apr 17, 2022
Power Steering Maintenance

Power Steering Maintenance

Power steering service includes a thorough cleaning of the system and inspection of all the parts. The steering system and the suspension system work in tandem.  An alignment service at Lakeland ...
Published on: Jan 02, 2022
That Sinking Feeling (Suspension Failure)

That Sinking Feeling (Suspension Failure)

There's nothing quite like the feeling of driving down the road and, suddenly, the back end of your vehicle collapses. A possible cause is that something in your suspension has broken.  Suspensio...
Published on: Aug 16, 2021